stinkingpig Wrote: > On 7/9/06, MrSinatra < > MrSinatra.2apt0z1152510301 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > > > kdf Wrote: > > > so, when you see me suggest in other threads to learn perl and post > a > > > patch, I know just how hard it is and just how possible it is. > > > > sure, but i would argue it isn't possible for everyone. > > > .... > > There is one thing that confuses me about this type of post -- not > trying to > pick on you in particular MrSinatra, just pointing out a commonality of > this > thread with many others: > > User1: I don't like something! How can this be fixed? > User2: That's the way it is. > KDF: That's the way it is, here's the bug report, try 6.5, and/or edit > the > wiki. > User1: But I don't like those options! If SDI doesn't do things the way > that > I like, then clearly they'll go out of business in 10 seconds or so, > because > I am a typical consumer and it is impossible to achieve success without > 100% > penetration of the market for typical consumers! > User3: That is not so, slew of opinions and ideas. > User1: Oh but it is, and my unhappiness increases by the moment. Days > have > gone by and the feature is still not to my satisfaction! > KDF: If you don't like it, fix it. > User1: Hurt feelings, I can't possibly learn how to fix it, and > moreover I > don't want to. > KDF: okay. > User4: Bump! > > Hypothesis: The time spent writing these threads is greater than the > time > required to find workarounds, change the wiki docs, or actually fix > things. > > It's just too bad that there isn't a macro on the forum software. > User1 > could just input $PROBLEM and sit back to watch the whole 5-10,000 > word > thing unfurl over the next three days. In fact, I think that this macro > is > key to getting Squeezeboxes onto the shelves of WalMart and IKEA and > thence > into every household in the world... it must be done! SDI, this is > critical > to your success, make it so. > > -- > "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, > So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional
the problem with your post is that as an analogy, it doesn't apply to me, altho i can see it as generally applicable. but, i never claimed the sky was falling, i just said within the context of this specific function, there's no good excuse. in other words, you could have found a better example, (i've seen them in just the past week). moreover, i didn't demand immediate fixes or changes or anything... i merely criticized the current situation, and said it should be fixed, hardly a radical position given the facts. there is a difference, a huge and gigantic difference, between "not liking something" / wanting something to be different and or added, whatever etc... and in pointing out the failure of an included given function that is INTENDED to be used, to be of no use whatsoever b/c the proper documentation doesn't exist where it belongs in the functions explanation. as i said, it is the only function in SS i am aware of that requires a completely separate act to make it work, and yet gives not a clue as to that fact. (but does a hell of a good job at being confusing) if you can defend that, and show me how the onus is on me to figure this out, write code, perform miracles, hire a PI, rather than on them to be informative in the proper context, then i'll eat my hat. as far as "hurt feelings" i assure you i have none. i'm a robot. but i confess i do feel "justified frustration" towards SS 6.3 -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.3 - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25387 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
